Books Featuring Differently Abled Characters

These are books that feature characters who are differently-abled. Listen to RAR #139: Kindness Over Curiosity for more inspiration and ideas about sharing these books with your kids!

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The Secret Garden
Chrysanthemum
Wonder
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Raising a Hero
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures
Let’s Talk about It: Extraordinary Friends (Mr. Rogers)
Different is Awesome
Happy in Our Skin
Don’t Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability (A First Look At…Series)
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability
The Snow Rabbit
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Emmanuel’s Dream
We’re All Wonders
Fish in a Tree
Soar
Wish
Not Your Typical Dragon
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books)
Zero
One
Melissa Parkington’s Beautiful, Beautiful Hair
Only You Can Be You: What Makes You Different Makes You Great
The Black Book of Colors
Be Good to Eddie Lee
Beautiful
Dad and Me in the Morning
The Art of Miss Chew
We’ll Paint the Octopus Red
When Charley Met Emma
McKenna (American Girl)
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship
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